Fact: Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis traveled to Guangzhou, China to attend the naming ceremony of the cargo ship ‘AAL Limassol’, owned by AAL Shipping, a subsidiary of Schoeller Holdings.
Arsenal beat Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday and will face Chelsea on Tuesday, which manager Mikel Arteta believes will be a tough challenge for the Premier League leaders.
A National Council meeting will take place on Friday, where President Nikos Christodoulides is expected to brief party leaders on the latest developments over the Cyprus problem.
Fact: 568,608 people have registered to vote for the upcoming elections in June.
Politicians and media tend to blow matters related to drug use out of proportion, despite the fact that statistics do not support the idea of a drug problem in schools. In the past three years, the Drug Squad sent an average of one student per public school to detox programs each year, indicating that the issue may not be as widespread as portrayed. Youth often agree to participate in these programs as a condition for not being charged, rather than because they are addicts in need of help.
Preparations are being stepped up ahead of this year’s wildfire season in Cyprus. The government is implementing a fire and crisis management system, purchasing new equipment, and hiring 259 new firefighters. There will also be an army of volunteer firefighters for the first time. The central message of fire safety week is to protect the land from danger. Modern technological systems have been installed for monitoring and early detection of fires. Over 110,000 people have signed up for the government’s “fire watcher” scheme to report any suspicious activities that may cause fires.
Tesla slashed prices by up to ,000 on its vehicles in several markets including the US, China, and Germany.
– Panzer’s delicatessen in north west London has lost 37 suppliers from the European Union since Britain left the bloc’s single market in 2021.
– EU exporters of chilled and frozen meat, fish, cheese, dairy products, and some cut flowers have had to present health certificates signed off by a vet or plant inspector since Jan. 31.
– The start of physical checks, along with higher charges from April 30, will restrict the variety and freshness of fine artisan foods and prices will rise.
– The government says the new checks will help prevent diseases and pests entering Britain and level the playing field for British exporters.
– Delicatessen owner Josephs believes Brexit has been a disaster for his business and fears supply disruption.
– Importing costs have increased significantly since Brexit, with additional fees and charges impacting profit margins.
– The UK government estimates that its border rules will increase costs for importers collectively by 330 million pounds a year and increase food inflation by just 0.2 per cent over three years.
Fact: Turkey is “under no obligation to respond” to the north’s authorities over the matter of Cypriots being refused entry into Turkey.
Fact: Tahsin Ertugruloglu refused to sign a Kofi Annan-backed proposal for a federal solution to the Cyprus problem at the EU summit in Copenhagen in 2002.